20200814Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KIELLANDER
COMIVflSSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COM1VtrSSION SECRETARY
COMTflSSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:DAYN HARDIE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 14,2020
STJBJECT:IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S APPLICATION
FOR APPROVAL OF A POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
PACIFICORP AND FALL RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC;
CASE NO. PAC.E.2O.lO
On June 9, 2020, Rocky Mountain Power ("Company"), a division of PacifiCorp,
applied for consideration of a Power Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") with Fall River Electric
Cooperative, Inc. ("Fall River") for energy generated by the Felt Hydro Facilityl ("Facility"), a
small hydro facility in Teton County,Idaho. Application at 1. The Facility is a qualifying facility
under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA") and has a nameplate capacity
of 7.45 megawatts. Id. at2.
On July 2, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice of
Modified Procedure establishing an August 17,2020 comment deadline and August 24,2020reply
deadline.
On July 31,2020, Staff sent its Second Production Request to the Company. Staff
received responses to requests 8-l I on August IO,2O2O and requests l2-I4 on August tL,2020.
Staff determined it would need additional time to sort out its position on capacity payments. Staff
filed its initial comments on August 17, 2020 but would like the Commission to amend the
comment deadline to allow additional time to analyze the data and finalize its position on capacity
payments through supplemental comments. The Company and Fall River indicated they do not
oppose amending the comment deadline.
t The Facility was previously known as CDM Hydro.
IDECISION MEMORANDUM
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission vacate the August L7, 2O2O public comment
deadline and August 24, 2020 Company reply deadline and establish new deadlines with public
comments due october 1,2020 and reply comments due october 15,2020.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to vacate the August L7, 2020 public comment deadline
and August24,2020 Company reply deadline and establish new deadlines with public comments
due October L,2O20 and reply comments due October 15,2020?
Dayn Hardie
Deputy Attorney General
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